PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To be able to do sth., bheith in inmhe, in ann, rud a dhéanamh.
There wasn't anyone able for him, ní raibh duine ar bith in ann aige.
He showed his capacity, chruthaigh sé céard a bhí sé in ann a dhéanamh.
He is clever with his pencil, is é atá in ann an peann luaidhe a oibriú.
It is a great convenience to be able to . . ., is mór an áis, an gar, a bheith in ann ...
To cope with a situation, bheith in ann cúrsaí a bharraíocht.
He was not able to disguise his opinions, ní raibh sé in ann a intinn a cheilt.
Abs.Can you drive? an bhfuil tú in ann tiomáint?
He rose to the emergency, chruthaigh sé go raibh sé in ann chuig an gcruachás.
He was equal to the task, bhí sé in ann chuig an obair.
I think, therefore I exist, tá mé in ann smaoineamh, mar sin tá mé ann.
To be fit for sth., to do sth., bheith in ann chuig rud, bheith i bhfoirm chun rud a dhéanamh.
She wasn't able to handle him, ní raibh sí in ann aon cheart a bhaint de.
I have no words to express ..., níl mé in ann ... a chur i bhfocail.
I can do it just as well as he can, tá mé in ann é a dhéanamh chomh maith céanna leisean.
I should like to be able to help you, ba mhaith liom a bheith in ann cabhrú leat.
He is able to look after himself, tá sé in ann aire a thabhairt dó féin.
Can you come at six? Make it half-past, an mbeidh tú in ann teacht ag a sé? abair leathuair tar éis a sé.
I can't make it out, níl mé in ann aon mheabhair a bhaint as.
To know how to manage s.o., bheith in ann ceart a bhaint de dhuine.
To be a match for s.o., bheith in ann chuig duine.
Your money or your life! do bheo nó do sparán! He has a money interest in it, tá airgead aige ann.
F: It is as much as he can do to read, níl sé in ann léamh ach ar éigean.
I never go there, ní théim ann ar chor ar bith, in aon chor.
Capable of, in ann chuig, ábalta ar.
He had his labour for his pains, saothar in aisce a bhí aige ann.
He went there reluctantly, chuaigh sé ann in aghaidh a chos.
He was able to make his authority respected, bhí sé in ann a údarás a chur i gcion.
He cannot spell his own name, níl sé in ann a ainm a scríobh.
To stand up to one's work, bheith in ann, go maith, chuig do chuid oibre.
He was able to stand up to misfortune, bhí sé in ann cruachan in aghaidh na hanachana.
I am amazed that you go there at all, tá ionadh orm go dtéann tú ann, tú a dhul ann, in aon chor.
I am unable to do it, ní féidir liom, nílim i riocht, in ann, é a dhéanamh; níl sé ar mo chumas é a dhéanamh.
To be unequal to the task, gan a bheith in ann, in inmhe, chuig an obair.
Unfit for the position, gan a bheith in ann chuig an bpost.
He went there unwillingly, in aghaidh a chos a chuaigh sé ann.
To be up to a job, bheith in ann go maith chuig obair.
To have a clear utterance, bheith in ann labhairt go soiléir.
Leave me what apples you can't take with you, fág agamsa cibé úlla nach bhfuil tú in ann a thabhairt leat.
Who of us can still remember. . .? cá bhfuil an duine againn atá in ann cuimhneamh fós ar . . .
He was there along with his wife, bhí sé ann in éineacht lena bhean, é féin agus a bhean, agus a bhean ina fhochair.